jdavis290

Recently purchased a 1999 civic coupe and an ls v-tech motor. Got the motor installed but now it wont run. It turns over, but I am not getting any spark and my fuel pump is not kicking on. I have an obd2b distributor with an obd1 ecu and an obd2b to obd1 jumper harness. I have tried switching out dizzy's, the edu, and the main relay and still have the same results. I was told it could be the aftermarket alarm system that was installed into the car before I purchased it. I don't know what the problem could be. Anyone have any idea's?

thenext

Have you checked all of your grounds?

sfar785

sounds to me like you got a bad ground somewhere. Try the ground that's attached to your thermostat.

jdavis290

All the grounds have been checked and re-checked. It's the first thing I thought of. Any other ideas?

thenext

Have you been through all the fuses and relays?

jdavis290

All the major parts work fine in another EK. Could the aftermarket alarm system be shutting down the distributor and fuel pump? The alarm appears to be coming from 6 or 7 leads from the steering column, can I just pull it out?

jdavis290

Yes, all the relays and fuses are good

thenext

If you think it might be the alarm, disconnect it from the vehicle and see if it starts up.

sfar785

some alarms will kill everything when disconnected. But if you checked grounds/fuses/relays then it probably is the alarm.

jdavis290

Thanks ya'll. Will try to completely remove the alarm system and see if that fixes the problem

Former User

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jdavis290

So apparently we have the wrong wiring harness in the car as well. Turns out it was NOT an obd2b so now I have to try and find the right wiring harness as well as figure out this alarm thing

sfar785

if you get the correct harness you should be able to keep that alarm